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On the recordJune 14, 2017
These forests are going to grow, regardless of whether we manage them or not, so we are either going to grow timber products and use them, or we are going to grow firewood.
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Tom McClintock
Republican · California

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McClintock emphasized the need for forest management to prevent fire hazards.

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